Mistral Vibe is the new name for Mistral AI's assistant, formerly Le Chat, rebuilt as a work and coding agent. Pro at $14.99 a month is cheaper than the big US rivals and adds all day coding, more usage and API credits. It is worth a look for budget minded users and teams that want a European provider, but free limits are vague and the product is still settling after the rename.
What Mistral Vibe is
Mistral Vibe is the AI assistant from Mistral AI, a French AI company. It used to be called Le Chat. THE DECODER reports that Mistral renamed Le Chat to Vibe, that existing conversations and settings carry over, and that pricing is new THE DECODER ↗. Before the change, Vibe was the name of Mistral's paid coding tool, and now it covers the whole assistant THE DECODER ↗.
Mistral pitches Vibe as an agent rather than just a chatbot. Its product page describes it as an AI agent for long horizon tasks, fluent in your knowledge and tools Mistral Vibe ↗. It splits the work into a Work mode for documents, research and daily tasks and a Code mode for software work Mistral Vibe ↗.
You can use it on the web at chat.mistral.ai, in apps for iOS and Android, and for coding through a CLI or in VS Code, JetBrains and Zed Mistral Vibe ↗ Mistral AI ↗.
What it does well
Work mode can do multi step jobs. Mistral says it can generate PDFs, board decks, strategic briefs, RFP responses, PRDs and reports from your research and data Mistral Vibe ↗. It can build one page meeting briefs, summarize what you missed across email, chat and calendar, and analyze uploaded spreadsheets or connected databases Mistral Vibe ↗. THE DECODER reports that the agent shows its plan and waits for approval before acting, and that you can check each step THE DECODER ↗.
Code mode targets developers. Mistral says agents can scaffold features with tests and documentation, run while your team is offline and open pull requests Mistral Vibe ↗. THE DECODER adds that coding agents run in isolated sandboxes, work in parallel and keep going if you close your laptop, and that a /teleport command moves a session between the terminal and the cloud THE DECODER ↗.
Connectors are broad. Mistral lists more than 100 tools, including email, calendar, Slack, GitHub and Jira, with full MCP compatibility Mistral Vibe ↗. Voice input runs on Mistral's Voxtral model Mistral Vibe ↗.
The price is lower than most rivals. Pro is $14.99 a month before tax and includes $15 a month in API credits Mistral pricing ↗. ChatGPT Plus is $20 a month in the US ChatGPT pricing ↗. Hands on testing on our side is in progress.
Where it falls short
Usage limits are vague. The free plan has limited messages, web searches and coding sessions, with no numbers given Mistral pricing ↗. Paid limits are described only as multiples of free, such as up to 6 times the messages Mistral pricing ↗. THE DECODER also notes that Pro and Team share the same usage limits, so the extra money on Team buys storage, domain verification, data export and admin tools rather than more usage THE DECODER ↗.
The rename is confusing. THE DECODER calls the reuse of the Vibe name confusing, since it already meant Mistral's coding tool THE DECODER ↗. The iPhone app link still carries the Le Chat name Mistral AI ↗.
Some features were still rolling out. THE DECODER reported Work mode and cloud coding agents arriving in early May, with a Slack launch planned to start in June THE DECODER ↗. Check what is live in your region before you pay.
Pricing and plans
Free: $0. Limited messages, web searches and coding sessions, basic image generation and editing, more than 100 connectors, web and mobile access, Mistral Studio access and up to 5 scheduled tasks Mistral pricing ↗.
Pro: $14.99 a month, excluding tax. Up to 6 times the free messages and 5 times the searches, faster responses, all day coding in CLI, IDE and web, up to 40 times the free image generation, up to 15 GB of library storage, up to 1,000 project folders, unlimited task scheduling, $15 a month in API credits, and chat and email support Mistral pricing ↗.
Students: verified students at accredited higher education institutions who have not used Vibe or Le Chat before pay $5.99 a month for up to 12 months Mistral pricing ↗.
Team: $24.99 per user a month before tax, with up to 30 GB of storage per user, domain verification and data export Mistral pricing ↗. THE DECODER reports 19.99 euros per user a month with annual billing THE DECODER ↗.
Enterprise: custom pricing, with private deployments, custom models, audit logs, SAML SSO, white label and an admin API Mistral pricing ↗. Pay as you go credits at API rates let any plan go past its limits Mistral pricing ↗. No free trial is listed Mistral pricing ↗.
Who should (and shouldn't) use it
- Good fit: people who want a capable assistant for less than $20 a month Mistral pricing ↗ ChatGPT pricing ↗.
- Good fit: developers who want cloud coding agents and a CLI in one plan Mistral pricing ↗ Mistral Vibe ↗.
- Good fit: European teams that care about data residency and on premises options Mistral Vibe ↗ Mistral AI ↗.
- Skip it if: you need clear, published usage limits Mistral pricing ↗ THE DECODER ↗.
- Skip it if: you want the richest free plan; ChatGPT and Gemini give more for free ChatGPT pricing ↗ Gemini plans ↗.
Alternatives worth a look
- ChatGPT: unlimited free text chats within guardrails, and Plus at $20 a month ChatGPT pricing ↗.
- Gemini: a feature packed free plan with Deep Research and image tools Gemini plans ↗.
- Claude: a free plan with web search, file creation, memory and connectors Claude pricing ↗.
- Le Chat: the old name for this same assistant, covered in our Le Chat review THE DECODER ↗.
What’s good
- Lower Pro price
- European provider
- Student discount
What to know
- Fewer integrations stated
- Free plan limits not specified
Key features
- Messages and web search
- Coding sessions
- Task scheduling
- Spreadsheet and slide generation on Pro
Questions people ask
What happened to Le Chat?
Mistral renamed Le Chat to Vibe. Your conversations and settings carry over, but the plans and prices are new THE DECODER ↗.
Is Mistral Vibe free?
Yes, there is a free plan with limited messages, searches and coding sessions, image tools, 100+ connectors and up to 5 scheduled tasks Mistral pricing ↗.
How much does Mistral Vibe Pro cost?
Pro is $14.99 a month before tax, Team is $24.99 per user a month, and students pay $5.99 a month Mistral pricing ↗.
Can Mistral Vibe write code?
Yes. Code mode runs agents that build features, write tests and open pull requests, and works in a CLI, VS Code, JetBrains and Zed Mistral Vibe ↗.
Where this comes from
Checked Oct 9, 2026. Vendor pages describe their own products; independent sources add outside views. Hands on testing is in progress.
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